In reality, domestic dogs are omnivorous.

Because of a metabolic problem common to Dalmatians, many of the breed are prescribed a vegetarian diet. Many dogs live just fine on a vegetarian or vegan diet. For example, the oldest living dog up until a few years ago was a 26-year-old Border Collie that was raised entirely vegan. It was also extremely healthy and active, right up until the end! It was walked several times per day, and was even taken swimming several times per week, which undoubtedly helped its longevity. (Far too many dogs are poorly-exercised and obese, which can lead to early death.)

I have no "position"’ one way or the other. But the fact is, dogs can survive just fine without meat in their diets. Cats, by comparison, are classed as "obligate carnivores".

EDIT: You have to love all the thumbs down on this question. In my case, it seems that while I don’t address whether or not it’s correct to keep dogs veg’n, I provide factual evidence that dogs can live healthy, long lives as veg’ns. That would be impossible for any, true carnivore. There are those, apparently, for whom the truth must be thumbed down. I pity anyone who is afraid of the truth.

Oh, and to Dethamagnificent: What planet are you from that Islam is the oldest religion? Every major religion on the planet has been around longer than Islam.

Canine Nutrition is all about ways of giving your dog the best diet. Bones which are a rich source of nutrients are good for them and they also exercise the jaw and help keep the dogs teeth stay healthy and clean.
Dogs need a lot of water every day and it is best to feed your dog Commercial dog food, such as Pedigree, Pal or Ceaser. This is because dogs need a mixture of foods for its bodily development and functions and these pet foods will cater to their needs.

Keeping your dog healthy prolongs you’re dogs life and allowes them to be more positive and energetic

Screw what you think you have to do to pass the class. In MY OPINION, you and the majority of answerers here are absolutely wrong in that you have to drink the Kool Aid to get an A. Wrong, wrong, WRONG!

I can’t tell you what to do. I’m not you, I’m not in your position, I don’t know anything about your school, and I don’t know your professor. What I do have is a mind of my own, and I happen to go to one of the LEADING colleges in the US that started teaching students to be independent, capable thinkers. They started in the 60’s and 70’s and since then colleges all over the country have followed suit.

Lots of people in college seem to think that they work for the college, that it’s their job to just do as they are told. BULL SH*T, I say. (I would be a terrible candidate for the military)

So… here’s what *I* would do.
I would march my @ss right up to my professors office with a pile of information and make my case using scientific, intelligent information. Then, I would ask my professor if he would be willing to allow me to make a counter presentation during one of the classes after the unit. A rebuttal, if you will. If my professor was not interested in listening to what I had to say, I’d go above him. I’ve been around the block one too many times to be deterred by some turd behind a desk.

Obviously, this requires a little work on your part. If you go marching into a professors office with a bunch of speculation and opinion, you deserve to be laughed out… but if you go in armed with knowledge and true evidence in your competency, you deserve to be heard. Demanding that right is grounds for commendation, NOT condemnation. Any professor with anything knows that.

I find that the majority of people who think college is about doing what you’re told have never made the decision to even bother trying it another way. You might be surprised what you can learn when a professor sees a real passion to learn in you. Why do you think that schedule of classes includes a course called "INDEPENDENT STUDY"?

Schmeemers: You’re absolutely right, listening to both sides is NEVER a case of "drinking the Kool-Aid". Blindly following along with something because you are told to without thinking for yourself, IS.
There is no need for being being rude or combative, but there is also absolutely no reason to sit down and shut up, either. I have had many professors in my college career who spend a great deal of time trying to teach students NOT to sit down and shut up.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

I’m also writing a vampire story and have gone back to some of the old (though, not traditional) traits, like garlic and holy water. Like yours, my vamps age (naturally) slowly, too, and they can die from old age. Mine isn’t a romance, but it has romantic undertones. It’s kind of funny, because it started as an ode to Twilight (Meyer can write great romance), but turned into something very different. I’ve posted this question 3 times, and two times I was told it was nothing like Twilight and the other time some people commented about how it was a Twilight knock-off when they obviously didn’t read it. *shrugs* http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlTNZ4itOGmjVw4j6.Do3YDty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091113171942AAevc0P

I have to say, though, that I didn’t go into as much detail as you did about my vamp characteristics, but maybe because mine don’t have that many limits; my vamps are more like humans and their vamp traits have to be trained, like you would teach a child to walk.

The two foods I have had the best success with picky eaters is
Innova EVO red meat
http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1491
or Merrick Cowboy Cookout
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/detail.php?c=14&s=20318